Ribbon-holder.



PATENTED JULY 19, 1904.

No. 'i6-5,276.

A. H. GARDYNE. RIBBON HOLDER.

APPLICATION funn MAR. 1e, 1904.

N0 MODEL.

f IZOIZH arfyzzg, Witness@ y Ivenkor.

UNITED STATES Patented July 19, 1904.

PATENT OEEICE.

RIBBON-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 765,276, dated July 19, 1904.

Application liled March 16 1904.

.T0 a/ZZ whom t Wtcty concern.-

Beit known that I, ALMON H. GARDYNE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brownington Center, in the county of Orleans and State of Vermont, have invented a new and useful Ribbon-Holder, of which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to rolled-goods holders, and has for its object to provide an improved device of this character which is particularly applicable to the spools of rolls or bolts of ribbon for the purpose of holding the same normally in comparatively tight condition and at the same time permitting of any quantity of ribbon being drawn .oii from the roll whenever desired.

It is furthermore designed to arrange the device for convenient application to any ordinary ribbon spool without altering or changing' the latter in any manner whatsoever and to electually prevent accidental detachment of the device while permitting of the ready removal thereof whenever desired.

Vith these and other objects in view the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the accompanying claim, it being understood that changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made within the scope of the claim without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a roll or bolt of ribbon having the device of the present invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a perspective View of the holder detached. Figs. 5, 6, and 7 illustrate modiiications. Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view of Fig. 7.

Like characters of reference designate corresponding parts in each and every figure of the drawings.

Referring at first more particularly to Fig. 4 of the drawings, it will be noted that the present device is formed from a single length of wire, the intermediate portion l of which Serial No. 198,476. (No model.)

is straight to constitute a cross-bar or keeper having its opposite ends bent downwardly to form substantially parallel and comparatively short guards 2, from the outer end of which the wire extends at an angle to the plane of the guard, so as to form links 3. At the outer end of each link the wire is twisted into a coiled spring 4, from which the wire is extended at an angle to form an arm 5, with the outer end of the arm twisted into an inwardlytapered helix 6. From the inner end of the helix the adjacent end portion 0i' the wire is extended inwardly to form a pivot pin or journal 7, disposed substantially parallel with the cross-bar or keeper l, the extremity of the pin or journal being bent transversely, as at 8, to form a stop, as will be hereinafter explained.

For an understanding of the application and operation of this invention reference is had to Figs. l, 2, and 3, inclusive, wherein has been shown a roll or bolt ot' ribbon 9, wound upon the usual form of spool 10, which is commonly formed of pasteboard or the like.

In applying the present device the arms and links 3 and 5 at opposite sides of the device are placed astraddle-ot' the roll, with the guard members 2 embracing the opposite edges of the roll and the cross-bar or keeper 1 lying across the outer peripheral face of the roll, the pivots or journals 7 being forced through the centers of the opposite ends of the spool and held therein against accidental displacement by the stop members 8, which lie across the inner faces ot' the ends of the roll. When thus applied, the cross-bar or keeper 1 is held in snug engagement with the outer peripheral face of the roll through the tension imparted by the springs 4, whereby the ribbon is eiectually held in a comparatively tight condition. To unwind or unroll the ribbon, the opposite helix portions are grasped between the thumb and a iinger and the free end of the ribbon is grasped and drawn outwardly from beneath the cross-bar l, whereby the roll turns upon the pivots or journals 7 and the ribbon unwinds from the roll. During the unrolling of the ribbon the cross-bar always lies snugly against the roll and maintains the latter in a comparatively tight con- IOO . dition, the springs 4 compensating for the 'tween the crosssbhar and the link.

gradual reduction in diameter of the roll.

While not absolutely necessary, it is preferred, however, to employ a rotatable sleeve 11 upon the cross-bar 1 to reduce friction between the ribbon and the cross-bar.

lVhen the sleeve 11 is not employed, it is preferred to enlarge the cross-bar portion 1, preferably by means of a separate cross-bar member, as illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6. In Fig. 5 the cross-bar member 2 is of a greater diameter than the adjacent link 3, each end of the bar being bent to form a lateral shank Q, around which the link 3 is wound or coiled, as at 3, the coiled portion being pressed upon the shank to form the desired connection behas been shown another manner of connecting the cross-bar 2 to the link 3, which is accomplished by soldering the link to the shank 2.

A still further modification has been illustrated in Fig. 7, wherein instead of the rotatable sleeve 11 the cross-bar 1 is provided with a rocking shoe 12, preferably semitubular in shape and provided with terminal ears 13, having' perforations for the reception of the cross-bar 1, whereby the Shoe is capable of rocking or tilting, so as to prevent binding thereof upon the ribbon and at the same time to have a broad bearing thereon.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is-

A device of the character described formed from a single length of Wire, an intermediate portion being straight to constitute a crossbar, with the end portions of the Wire bent into substantially parallel links lying at one and the same side of the cross-bar, the outer end of each link terminating in a spring-coil with the wire bent at an angle to the link to form an arm, the outer end of the arm portion being twisted into a tapered helix fromwhieh the wire is extended inwardly and transversely of the device to form a pivot, and the extremity-0f the pivot being bent laterally to form a stop.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afHXed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

ALMON H. GARDYNE.

Witnesses:

PmLo POWERS, HARVEY R. GARDYNE. 

